Non-self does not mean that we cease to exist, but that we do not exist as isolated beings. Our individualistic self does not exist because it is intertwined with everything, and therefore it is not a single entity but part of a greater “One.” Impermanence is the acknowledgment that all things pass; it allows us to look toward grand perspectives beyond immediate feelings of pain. By accepting impermanence we free ourselves from the heavy binaries of life and death and save ourselves from constantly fearing impending doom. Doom passes too. All things regenerate. Interbeing is the acknowledgment
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